Scrooge: A Fictional Narrative

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My 3 brothers and I were just doing our thing holding up his bed getting ready for Scrooge to come in and go to sleep so we could party all night long just like usley. I was about to break my record for the most night stayed up without sleep.
When he came in he locked the deadbolt which was very unusual. He looked almost scared. We just thoung the lost so money because that's all he ever thinks about. Then he left to go eat some weird liquid in a bowl.
Then all the sudden all the bells in the house started to ring at the same time! Poor Scrooge looked like he was about to drop dead. But then something even worse happened. The door to the cellar started shaking and banged around and out came some old dude. I had seen him around before but not for a long time.when he had come over there was normally laughing and drinking bit this time Scrooge looked absolutely terrified. I didn't understand what was going on. But when I looked closer he looked different. He had a big thing coming out the back of him. One of my brothers said he had seen some people outside with them on.
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I bet it's just a relay invasive salesman.” Apparently, I was the only one who remembered that they need each other. I didn't know how but they did. None of us could hear what they were saying but it seemed like they were fighting. Then I saw one of the scariest things in my life. He took the bandage off from around his head and his jaw dropped to his chest.
“AHHHHHHH!!!!” screamed my

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